NAFTA nations have powerful shared interest in new deal: Canada

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Canada and Mexico have a powerful shared interest in reaching a deal to modernizes the NAFTA trade pact, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday.

"Strong economic fundamentals are a compelling argument for bolstering what works, and improving what can be made better," she said at the start of talks to update the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement.